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Americas
US Targets ‘Senior’ IS Jihadist in Syria’s Northeast: CENTCOM
American forces killed a "senior" member of the jihadist Islamic State group in a pre-dawn raid on northeastern Syria.
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Europe
‘Deliberate’ Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
Russian strikes battered the central Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday, authorities said, in fatal attacks that tore through buildings.
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Europe
Putin Makes Chechnya’s Kadyrov Army General
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said he was granted a top rank in Russia's army, just as Moscow's forces suffer a series of defeats in Ukraine.
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Europe
Ukraine Says Recaptured Vast Tracts of Key Kherson Region
Ukraine said it had recaptured over 155 square miles in Kherson in less than a week, after Moscow claimed to have annexed the southern region.
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Europe
Norway Seeks to up Defense Spending Over Ukraine War
The government of Norway proposed a 10 percent increase in its defense budget for next year in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Americas
One Dead in Syria During US Airborne Raid: State TV
A US airborne operation involving multiple helicopters left one person dead in a government-controlled area of Syria's northeast.
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Africa
Toll in Burkina Jihadist Attack Now 37, Says Army
A total of 27 troops and 10 civilians were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso last week.
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Middle East
Yemen Government ‘Determined’ to Renew Truce With Houthis: FM
Yemen's government wants to renew a ceasefire with Houthi rebels and will not escalate the conflict, its foreign minister said.
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Europe
Putin Decrees Russia Takeover of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government to take over operations at Europe's largest nuclear power station in southern Ukraine.
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Asia Pacific
Blast at Mosque Near Afghan Interior Ministry: Spokesman
A blast tore through a mosque in the neighborhood of Afghanistan's interior ministry in Kabul, a spokesman said.
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